Trail Canyon
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 3,018 ft
- climb
- 9,338 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Trail Canyon open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Trail Canyon, so check the source for the area it covers.
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Area, Road, and Trail Closures (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-25-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Year-Round Fire Restrictions (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-24-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Vehicle Snow Chain Requirements during Inclement Weather (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-23-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Rainbow Canyon Flood Diversion Structure Closure (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-15-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Trail Canyon is a hike of about 4 miles in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness, part of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail starts at roughly 9,300 feet, with a round-trip climb of about 3,000 feet. That makes it a hard route, with the steepest stretch around mile 1.2, where the grade reaches about 22 percent. The hike is an out-and-back, with the high point at 9,338 feet. The steepest part comes early, and the trail drops back to about 7,800 feet before you return. The closest neighbor is the Mummy Springs mountain biking area, under a mile away. Compton Cave and Souls Cave, both climbing areas, sit about a mile off. Wildhorse Canyon, another hike, is about 1.6 miles away.
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